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36% NICKEL-IRON ALLOY for Low Temperature Service 36% NICKEL-IRON ALLOY For Low Temperature Service Introduction Tensile Requirements 36 per cent nickel-iron alloy possesses a useful The following tensile properties are specified in combination of low thermal expansion, moder- the ASTM standard: ately high strength and good toughness at tem- Tensile Strength .................... 65,000-80,000 psi peratures down to that of liquid helium, -452 ºF .................... 448-552 N/mm2 (-269 ºC). These properties coupled with good Yield Strength weldability and desirable physical properties (0.2% Offset), min ............ 35,000 psi make this alloy attractive for many cryogenic ............ 241 N/ mm2 applications. A modified form of 36 per cent Elongation nickel-iron alloy known as INVAR* M 63 has (2 in. or 50 mm), min, % .......... 30.0 been used for LNG membrane tanks. It is avail- able as plate, strip, sheet, pipe, tubing, bars, billets, forgings and wire. Heat Treatment Specifications Annealing–ASTM A 658 ASTM Designation A 658 covers 36 per cent The following procedure for heat treatment is nickel-iron alloy plates intended primarily for recommended in the above mentioned standard: welded pressure vessels. The material is sup- Heat to 1450 ± 50 ºF (790 ± 28 ºC); hold at plied in the annealed condition to meet the re- this temperature ½ hour per inch (25 mm) of quirements of the ASME Boiler and Pressure thickness, but not less than 15 minutes; cool Vessel Code. The maximum allowable stress in still air. Typical hardnesses after several value in tension for the ASME counterpart, SA- alternate annealing treatments are shown in 658, given in Section VIII, Division 1 of the Table I. ASME Code is 16,200 psi (112 N/mm2 ). A proposed ASTM specification for 36 per cent nickel-iron alloy piping is under development. TABLE I Chemical Composition Annealing of 36 Per Cent Nickel-Iron Alloy The chemical composition as given in the ASTM standard is as follows: Temperature Cooling Hardness ºF ºC Medium Rockwell B Element Composition, % 1200 650 Air 87-88 1500 815 Air 77-78 Carbon ............................... 0.10 max 1800 980 Air 70-71 1900 1040 Air 66-68 Manganese ......................... 0.50 max Phosphorus ........................ 0.025 max Sulfur ................................. 0.025 max Silicon ................................ 0.35 max Nickel ................................. 35.5-36.5 Stability Anneal Iron ..................................... Balance The following three-stage heat treatment was developed1 to achieve the optimum combina- Notes: Phosphorus and sulfur each 0.010 max if tion of low expansion coefficient and high specified. Chromium, molybdenum and dimensional stability: cobalt each 0.50 max but not intention- 1. Heat to 1525 ºF (830 ºC), hold ½ hour per ally added. inch (25 mm) of thickness, water quench. *Trademark of Société Creusot-Loire (METALIMPHY), France. 1 2. Reheat to 600 ºF (315 ºC), hold 1 hour per Mechanical Properties inch (25 mm) of thickness, air cool. Tensile Properties and Hardness 3. Reheat to 205 ºF (96 ºC), hold 48 hours, Typical room temperature mechanical prop- air cool. erties of annealed and cold worked 36 per cent nickel-iron alloy are shown in Table II.2 The effect of temperature on the tensile properties of plate and forged bars in the annealed condition are shown in Figures 1 and 2. 36 per cent nickel-iron alloy is not notch-sen- sitive: the ratio of notched tensile strength to unnotched tensile strength is on the order of 1.10 at room temperature as well as at -320 ºF (-196 ºC).3 Figure 1. Effect of temperature on the typical tensile properties of Figure 2. Effect of temperature on the tensile properties of forged annealed 36% Ni-Fe alloy. 36% Ni-Fe alloy in the annealed condition. TABLE II Typical Mechanical Properties of 36 Per Cent Nickel-Iron Alloy Cold Cold Cold Worked Worked Worked Annealed 15% 25% 30% Tensile Strength, psi 71,400 93,000 100,000 106,000 N/mm2 (492) (641) (690) (731) Yield Strength (0.2% Offset), psi 40,000 65,000 89,500 95,000 N / mm2 (276) (448) (617) (655) Elongation (2 in. or 50 mm), % 41 14 9 8 Reduction of Area, % 72 64 62 59 Brinell Hardness 131 187 207 217 2 Stability of Properties on Exposure strength to the base plate have been achieved to Low Temperatures for Long Times using appropriate filler metals such as modified The mechanical properties of 36 per cent 36 per cent nickel-iron filler metal, INCONEL* nickel-iron alloy are not affected by exposure Filler Metal 92 and HASTELLOY** alloy W. to low temperatures for long periods of time. The 36 per cent nickel-iron alloy can be readily Exposure for times up to several thousand welded. However, where matching thermal and hours at –320 ºF (–196 ºC) with and without mechanical properties are required, either TIG applied stress have not altered its mechanical (tungsten inert gas) or the short-circuiting modi- properties, even in the case of notch-sensi- fication of MIG (metal inert gas) welding pro- tivity. cesses should be used. The shielding gas nor- mally used is argon, although helium-argon Impact Properties mixtures may be used. In general, welding pro- The effect of temperature on the Charpy im- cedures and precautions are not much more pact values of annealed and cold worked 36 stringent than those exercised for high quality welds in the AISI 300 series stainless steels. A per cent nickel-iron alloy is shown in Figure 3. commercially available filler metal of modified Fatigue Properties 36 per cent nickel-iron alloy closely matching 8 the base metal in expansion properties has The room temperature fatigue strength at 10 4 cycles of polished rotating-beam R. R. Moore been developed. This composition in per cent specimens of annealed 36 per cent nickel-iron is listed below: alloy is approximately 40,000 psi (276 N/mm2). Figure 4 shows axial fatigue properties of cold rolled 0.040 inch (1.0 mm) thick sheet at room Modified 36 per cent Nickel- temperature and at –100 ºF (–73 ºC). Typical Iron Alloy Filler Metal fatigue endurance limits at 107 cycles for sheet specimens tested in alternating plane Nickel ....................................................... 36.0 bending at constant strain amplitude are Carbon ...................................................... 0.1 27,000-31,000 psi (186-214 N/mm2 ) at room Manganese ............................................... 3.0 temperature and 39,000-41,000 psi (269-283 Silicon ...................................................... 0.1 max N/mm2 ) at –320 ºF (–196 ºC).3 Titanium .................................................... 1.0 Sulfur* ...................................................... .01 max Phosphorus* ............................................. .02 max Welding Iron ........................................................... Bal For pressure vessel construction, 36 per cent * Total percentage of P plus S not to exceed 0.025%. nickel-iron alloy falls into Group P-10g, Table Q-11.1, Section IX of the ASME Code governing welding procedure qualification. The ASME ten- * Registered trademark of The International Nickel Company, Inc. sile requirement for the weld metal is 65,000 psi ** Registered trademark of Cabot Corporation. (448 N/mm2 ) minimum. Welds of matching Figure 3. Effect of test temperature on Charpy Impact Values for Figure 4. Axial fatigue characteristics of smooth 0.040 in. (1.0 mm) 36% Ni-Fe alloy. 36% Ni-Fe alloy sheet at 80 ºF (27 ºC) and -100 ºF (-73 ºC). 3 Typical mechanical properties of TIG welds at The alloy is also subject to deep pitting on three test temperatures are shown in Table boldly exposed surfaces in flowing sea water at 111.5 The data reported were determined on ¼ two feet per second (0.6 m/sec). (Table V). inch (6.4 mm) plate but similar properties are achieved readily in sheet thickness welds and in heavier plate weldments. Welding of 36 per cent Physical Properties nickel-iron alloy pipe using the inert gas The thermal expansion properties in the an- processes is covered in NASA Specification nealed condition are shown in Table VI.7 Figure 75M09470. 5 illustrates the thermal contraction of annealed 36 per cent nickel-iron alloy is readily resistance and cold worked 36 per cent nickel-iron alloy welded. Welding variables are essentially the same between room temperatures and –423 ºF as those used for annealed austenitic stainless (–253 ºC). Cold work usually reduces thermal steels. Spot welds meeting all requirements of expansion while composition variations usually MIL-W-6858 have been made in matching and raise expansion values. dissimilar sheet thickness combinations from The effect of temperature upon the modulus of 1/16 to ¼ inch (1.6-6.4 mm).6 elasticity, modulus of rigidity and thermal conductivity of 36 per cent nickel-iron alloy are Where thermal expansion considerations permit, shown respectively in Figures 6, 7 and 8. 36 per cent nickel-iron alloy can be joined readily to itself as well to a variety of iron and nickel-base alloys using such general purpose filler metals as INCONEL Filler Metal 92 and HASTELLOY alloy W. Typical properties are shown in Table IV.5 Corrosion General corrosion rates of 36 per cent nickel-iron alloy are below one mil per year (.025 mm/yr) for both industrial and marine atmospheric ex- posures. (Table V). The 36 per cent nickel-iron alloy has shown some susceptibility to stress- corrosion cracking in tests when exposed to sea water or marine atmospheres. Data obtained from multiple U-bend specimen exposures are summarized in Table V. Rapid cracking has been reported in acid chloride environments of pH 2 and at elevated temperatures.
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